History and Awards

  • 1995~1999
    • Aug. 1995
      Established KOREAN GINSENG RESEARCH CO., LTD.
    • Dec. 1996
      Constructed a factory in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province.
    • Mar. 1997
      Obtained permission for food manufacturing & processing.
    • Feb. 1998
      Registered a membership to KITA(Korea International Trade Association).
    • Apr. 1998
      Agreed cooperation between academy & industry, Dong-Guk Univ.
    • Jun. 1998
      Exported to Japan.
    • Dec. 1999
      Exported to USA.
  • 2000~2004
    • Apr. 2000
      Exported to France and Malaysia.
    • Jun. 2000
      Exported to Bangladeshi, Canada and Vietnam.
    • Aug. 2000
      Established KOREAN GINSENG RESEARCH(M) SDN. BHD. in Malaysia.
    • Dec. 2001
      Exported to Italy.
    • Oct. 2002
      Opened Seoul office(Overseas sales department).
    • Jan. 2003
      Agreed cooperation between academy & industry, Chungang Univ.
    • Jun. 2003
      Obtained certification from JHFA(Japan Health Food Authorization).
    • Aug. 2003
      Appointed as a prospective SME, Gyeonggi Province.
    • Dec. 2003
      Exported to Portugal and Ecuador.
    • Jun. 2004
      Obtained permission for manufacturing of Health functional food.
    • Aug. 2004
      Obtained certification of ISO 9001:2000.
    • Nov. 2004
      Exported to El Salvador and Hong Kong.
  • 2005~2009
    • Jul. 2005
      Exported to Philippines and Saudi Arabia.
    • Dec. 2005 
      Approved quality of Korean Ginseng/Red ginseng extract by FDA in USA.
    • Mar. 2006
      Agreed cooperation between academy & industry, Korea Univ.
    • Apr. 2007
      Exported to Yemen, Taiwan and Singapore.
    • Apr. 2008
      Registered to FDA FCE/SID in USA.
    • Jun. 2008
      Appointed as a prospective SME exporter by SMBA.
    • Sep. 2008
      Exported to England, Botswana and Myanmar.
    • Mar. 2009
      Selected in the project for export promotion ‘500-500’ by SMBA
    • Apr. 2009
      Approved R & D section by the Korea Industrial Technology Association.
    • May. 2009
      Agreed cooperation between academy & industry, Semyeong Univ.
    • Jul. 2009 
      Obtained certification of IIC GMP & HACCP.
    • Sep. 2009
      Agreed cooperation between academy & industry, Kyungdong Univ.
  • 2010~
    • Mar. 2010
      Selected Study project by IPET.
    • Jul. 2010
      Completed construction of Yongmun factory in Yangpyeong
    • Jul. 2010
      Obtained ‘G-mark’, governor certificate of Gyeonggi province
    • Nov. 2010
      Registered as GMP factory with Korean FDA
    • Jan. 2011
      Established corporate R&D center
    • May. 2016
      Selected as Export strategy technology development project by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
    • Nov. 2016
      Obtained Halal certificate by IFRC
    • Currently exporting to about 30 countries including Americas, Asia, Europe and Africa.
  • 1995~1999
    • Nov. 1999
      Awarded the Prime Minister prize(Gold medal) at ‘99 AGRO FOOD’
  • 2000~2004
    • Oct. 2000
      Selected as ‘Traditional Food’ for the 2002 WORLD CUP
    • Nov. 2001
      honored with an award from the Minister of Agriculture & Forestry
    • Dec. 2001
      Selected as Hit Product by Gyeong-In Daily.
    • Mar. 2002
      Selected as “Representative Traditional Food of Gyeonggi Province”
      (Red Ginseng Extract)
    • May. 2003
      Selected as “Representative Traditional Food of Gyeonggi Province”
      (Honeyed Red Ginseng Slice)
    • Oct. 2004
      Received the Special Selection Award in “Korea Outstanding Souvenir Contest”
    • Nov. 2004
      Awarded Export Prize from the President at the 41st Annual Trade Day
    • Nov. 2004
      Honored with an award for export from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
  • 2005~2009
    • Oct. 2000
      Selected as ‘Traditional Food’ for the 2002 WORLD CUP
    • Nov. 2001
      honored with an award from the Minister of Agriculture & Forestry
    • Dec. 2001
      Selected as Hit Product by Gyeong-In Daily.
    • Mar. 2002
      Selected as “Representative Traditional Food of Gyeonggi Province”
      (Red Ginseng Extract)
    • May. 2003
      Selected as “Representative Traditional Food of Gyeonggi Province”
      (Honeyed Red Ginseng Slice)
    • Oct. 2004
      Received the Special Selection Award in “Korea Outstanding Souvenir Contest”
    • Nov. 2004
      Awarded Export Prize from the President at the 41st Annual Trade Day
    • Nov. 2004
      Honored with an award for export from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
  • 2010~
    • May.2014
      Awarded citation for export expansion of agrifood from the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
    • Dec. 2014
      Awarded Export Prize from the President at the 51st Annual Trade Day
    • Feb. 2016
      Selected as K-RIBBON by Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism
    • Dec. 2016
      Selected as Excellent enterprise for job creation